Frank and Cindy

I had watched the 2015 movie this documentary was based on. I thought the movie was okay, but I preferred this. Although it was the real thing, it somehow didn't feel as dark and depressing as the movie. Both ended on a more "up" note which I enjoyed.

I thought Frank and Cindy were entertaining. They have their issues, for sure, but come across as people who do love their son and still hope to improve their lives.

This film was a great documentary piece. The filming was great, well thought out perspectives. I would recommend this movie to anyone who likes documentaries and has a great appreciation for films. I watch one documentary every week, this was up there in the entertaining/"I will watch this again" category. I can relate a lot to this movie, and I see a lot of characteristics of my parents that I recognize in Frank & Cindy.

For people who have little patience, this movie is not for them. My sister tried to watch it and it didn't keep her attention long. But then again, my sister doesn't really appreciate artistic things in general. So don't let boring/unoriginal people watch this film.

Honestly, I didn't expect much going in to see this; a documentary about your parents? But I was never so glad to having seen a movie than after watching "Frank & Cindy".

It's extremely revealing, often by the characters who aren't aware of it. And there's so much to confess, it's both hilarious and heart-wrenching at the same time.

It's nearly cringe-worthy to see, in one scene, the filmmaker's mother left alone with the camera (smartly) still running on her, trying to figure out her life, her eyes darting back and forth like a panicked deer, to suddenly and quietly ask, "GJ (the filmmaker, her son), what am I going to do?"

There's so much about modern American life (or "This American Life", as the new Showtime show had a segment on this movie) in this feature; if you're a fan of REAL people (revealing unscripted, raw stuff, very UNlike reality TV), and can put up with some awkwardness (both with the film-making--a few frustrating camera angles/shots and some hard-to-hear sound parts--and the subjects themselves as they try to realize something, ANYTHING meaningful, but too afraid to look at the deeper problems in their lives), this flick is well worth your time.

It's nice to see some not-so-pretty things in movies sometimes.

Truly. i would leave it at that but policy states 2 words is 2 short

Truly. you won't be sorry you saw it,. even if ya feel sorry sometimes while ya see it

the unassuming nature and almost indelible loveliness of this film shocked me. a tale of a childhood littered with substance abuse, screaming matches, and relocation. only this isn't expressed through depressing or philosophic means, but rather through humor and positivity. this movie proves that formerly dysfunctional family can somehow still radiate a ridiculous amount of love for one another (and an awful lot of cuss words, too). Frank & Cindy is raw talent at its greatest.

i'm done with my comment. but it won't let me post it until i have ten lines. which is ridiculous, by the way. some people (like me), believe that brevity is the soul of wit.